CVE-2015-4642
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CVE-2015-4642 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The escapeshellarg function in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted string to an application that accepts command-line arguments for a call to the PHP system function.. EPSS estimates a 6.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The escapeshellarg function in ext/standard/exec.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted string to an application that accepts command-line arguments for a call to the PHP system function.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Php | Php | <= 5.4.41 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.0 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.1 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.2 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.3 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.4 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.5 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.6 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.7 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.8 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.9 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.10 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.11 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.12 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.13 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.14 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.15 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.16 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.17 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.18 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.19 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.20 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.21 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.22 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.23 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.24 |
| Php | Php | 5.5.25 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.0 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.1 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.2 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.3 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.4 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.5 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.6 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.7 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.8 |
| Php | Php | 5.6.9 |
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